department of health and human services

Pentagon Wasting Millions Duplicating HHS Anti-Bioterror Program

BLANK Nov 24, 2013 The Los Angeles Times reports that the Pentagon is building a multimillion-dollar facility in northern Florida to, in effect, duplicate research already being done by the Department of Health and Human Services. That's one expensive turf battle. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will Conservatives Reject Obamacare’s Rebates?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 9, 2012 Here's a chance for all who think Obamacare is a socialist Big Government scheme to put their money where their ideology is: If you truly hate the Affordable Care Act, you must send back any of those rebate checks you receive from your insurance companies thanks to the new law. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Not Everyone’s Doing It and That’s a Good Thing, Health Department Says

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2012 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lists the Heritage Keepers Abstinence Education, a pro-abstinence program aimed at middle and high schoolers, as one of almost three dozen "evidenced-based" sex education programs that qualify as effective in preventing teenage pregnancy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Employer-Provided Health Insurance Taking a Bigger Bite

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2011 Newly published numbers from the Department of Health and Human Services show that American workers in 2010 paid average premiums of $4,940 for employer-provided health insurance to cover just themselves. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )